Quiz  /  Puritans

  • 1. 
    What religion were the Puritans a part of?

  • Christianity
  • Judaism
  • Islam
  • Buddhism

  • 2. 
    Which of the following best describes the Puritan religion?

  • English Christians who wanted to reform the Church of England from within
  • Dutch Christians who wanted to leave the Catholic Church
  • Italian Christians who wanted to reform the Catholic Church
  • English Christians who wanted to leave the Church of England

  • 3. 
    What made the Separatists different from the Puritans?

  • The Separatists wanted to leave the Church of England
  • The Separatists were Catholic
  • The Separatists were Muslim
  • The Separatists were atheists

  • 4. 
    Why did the Puritans leave England?

  • They were being persecuted by the Church of England
  • They wanted an adventure
  • They wanted to join the Catholic Church
  • All of the above

  • 5. 
    Which of the following was characteristic of the Puritan religion?

  • All of the above
  • Their churches were simple buildings with few decorations
  • They had simple church services
  • Their church services were centered around the Bible

  • 6. 
    What colony did the Puritans first establish in 1630?

  • Virginia Colony
  • Massachusetts Bay Colony
  • Pennsylvania colony
  • Jamestown Colony

  • 7. 
    Who was the leader of the first group of Puritan settlers?

  • Roger Williams
  • William Penn
  • John Winthrop
  • James Oglethorpe

  • 8. 
    What colony did the Puritan settlements of Portsmouth and Providence form in 1644?

  • Colony of Pennsylvania
  • Massachusetts Bay Colony
  • Jamestown Colony
  • Colony of Rhode Island

  • 9. 
    What Puritan leader formed the colony of Connecticut?

  • William Penn
  • James Oglethorpe
  • Roger Williams
  • Thomas Hooker

  • 10. 
    What university was founded by the Puritans in 1636?

  • William and Mary
  • Princeton
  • Harvard
  • Yale
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